The first few minutes are really great at setting the mood for the rest of the series. Which is to say, it's just as disjointed as it is intriguing. Different characters are constantly being introduced, plotlines set up and then on to the next scene. It's the first episode so I expect to feel a little lost. I think what hurts the episode is that it plays like 3 episodes crammed into one due to the shorter season length. Which means very little that is introduced is given any time to really hook you. I want to be invested in these characters. Any of them. But everyone is so antagonistic or vague that I have no idea how to feel about them.
I love that this season is leaning harder on hints of the supernatural but I think it presses too hard in that direction. The first season suggested the possibility but always held back just enough to make you wonder. This season will have to twist itself quite a bit to debunk some of the events of this episode. Thinking about it, this first episode plays out more like a Stephen King story than a True Detective one.
Those are the reasons I didn't give it 9 or 10 stars. Overall, I enjoyed the episode. The atmosphere is great, some of the acting is on point while some is merely passable. It's hard to really judge any other aspect until I see more episodes but I'll definitely be tuning in next week.
I love that this season is leaning harder on hints of the supernatural but I think it presses too hard in that direction. The first season suggested the possibility but always held back just enough to make you wonder. This season will have to twist itself quite a bit to debunk some of the events of this episode. Thinking about it, this first episode plays out more like a Stephen King story than a True Detective one.
Those are the reasons I didn't give it 9 or 10 stars. Overall, I enjoyed the episode. The atmosphere is great, some of the acting is on point while some is merely passable. It's hard to really judge any other aspect until I see more episodes but I'll definitely be tuning in next week.